19 Dec 1862
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Newspaper
Dawsons Daily Times And Union
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1862
Page
1
The passage presents garbled phrases about opposing Congress or presidential orders, mentions federal power and the Union, and criticizes arbitrary authority. It reads as a damaged OCR fragment with no clear events, dates, or identifiable entities to anchor a concrete summary.
Fort Wayne readers report the Fredericksburg defeat with losses estimated from 13 000 to over 20 000 in outcome. The piece criticizes abolitionist politics and calls for an immediate investigation into the defeat and removal of War Secretary Stanton. It laments public distrust in the administration and McClellan, urging decisive action and constitutional fidelity. A brown study note and a farmer finding his own watch in a cow’s hide add local curiosities.
The author argues George B. McClellan must command the armies in Virginia. He attacks Burnside's leadership and urges reinstating McClellan, citing his Peninsula discipline and a plan to reach Richmond by land. The piece rebukes Halleck and Stanton, defends emancipation policy, and criticizes the current administration's military operations and moral decline.
A Confederate aligned overview notes President Lincoln’s hesitation on admitting a new state and doubts about constitutionality, while reporting a Fredericksburg disaster with estimated 13,000 combined killed, wounded, and missing. It recounts arrests, political denunciations, and war council challenges, plus Kingston and gunboat actions along with military dispatches and a Crestline marriage notice.
The Tribune correspondent reports massive casualties in the engagement. French's corps suffers heavy losses from grape shot and enfilading fire, with estimates suggesting over 7,500 total in Sumner and Hooker’s commands. Officials anticipate the report may vary slightly.
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